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5.4 mn Twitter users' data leaked online, to grow even bigger
In addition to the 5.4 million records for sale online, there were an additional 1.4 million Twitter profiles collected using a different Twitter application programming interface (API) that have reportedly been shared privately among a few people. The massive data consists of scraped public information as well as private phone numbers and email addresses that are not meant to be public, reports Bleeping Computer.
Elon Musk fixes 'slight degradation of service' on Twitter
Elon Musk tweeted: "Twitter experienced slight degradation of service today from an old 3rd party tool used to block accounts that had no rate limit (sigh)... Should be fixed now." Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post. One user said: "eep hope I didn't do that I've been blocking lots of people." Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post.
WhatsApp working on mute shortcut for Desktop group chats
The mute shortcut will display at the top of group chats and will help users to disable notifications of messages received in the group, reports WABetaInfo. Earlier this month, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that 1,024 users can be added to a group, so the new feature will be very helpful for users who do not want to receive a lot of notifications from group chats.
Twitter may exceed 1 bn users in 12-18 months: Elon Musk
"I think I see a path to Twitter exceeding a billion monthly users in 12 to 18 months," Elon Musk tweeted. Earlier this month, Twitter had told advertisers that its daily user growth has hit an "all-time high" after Musk's takeover even as several advertisers left the platform amid internal chaos.
17-min of YouTube videos can reduce prejudice: Study
According to the University of Essex, prejudice toward mental health declined by 8 per cent and intergroup anxiety declined by 11 per cent among viewers. In a study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated how parasocial relationships - the connections people feel towards YouTube creators - influence their behaviour.
Snapchat arrives on Microsoft Store
Progressive Web Application (PWA) is a type of web app that can operate both as a web page and mobile app on any device.The app is based on Snapchat's web version, which was released just a few months ago, and is powered by Microsoft's Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, according to the report.
India now has over 396 mn gamers, 2nd largest in world
India now makes up 50.2 per cent of all gamers in the top 10 Asian countries' list, according to the data provided by market research firm Niko Partners. "India is also the fastest growing market with a 5-year growth rate of 21 per cent for revenue," mentioned the report titled 'The Asia-10 Games Market'.
Senior Twitter executive gets court relief to prevent Musk from firing her
The court order was secured by Sinead McSweeney, who is Twitter's global vice-president for public policy, reports The Irish Times. "She claims that by not responding to a generic and vague email sent to all Twitter employees by its owner, multibillionaire Musk, earlier this month, she has been treated as if she is no longer employed by the company," the report said.
Facebook blocks Sanjeev Sanyal's post on 26/11 attacks, terms it as spam
The matter was resolved later after Sanyal personally complained to Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, among other products and services. "Facebook has just informed me that my post on 26/11 Mumbai attacks is against their 'Community Standards' on spam... really??? And how is it spam? or 'false advertising'? Evidently Indians are not allowed to even remember atrocities inflicted on us," Sanyal said in a series of tweets.
US seizes call spoofing site that stole millions
iSpoof, which said it has been taken over by the FBI and the US Secret Service, provided "spoofing" services that allowed paying customers to conceal their phone numbers by using trusted organisations, like banks or tax offices, in order to conduct social engineering attacks, reports TechCrunch. "The services of the website allowed those who sign up and pay for the service to anonymously make spoofed calls, send recorded messages, and intercept one-time passwords," Europol, was quoted as saying in the report.
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